Yuichi Sugita stuns out-of-sorts Dominic Thiem in Halle
Yuichi Sugita claimed the big scalp of Dominic Thiem at the Gerry Weber Open as Kei Nishikori also crashed out.
World No 52 Sugita broke twice to race into a 4-0 lead and promptly went on to win the opening set. The third-seeded Thiem put up a better fight in the second set, but the Japanese player still claimed an impressive 6-2, 7-5 win.
It’s a career-best win for @sugitayuichi88 and his second top-10 win of 2018!
👏👏
Stuns Dominic Thiem 6-2 7-5 to reach #GerryWeberOpen quarter-final. pic.twitter.com/xcZWOsxW7a
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 20, 2018
Sugita will face Denis Kudla in the quarter-final after the American beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4.
Seventh seed Nishikori was another big-name casualty as he was beaten in straight sets by #NextGen star Karen Khachanov.
The Russian produced a near faultless display as he broke twice in each set to set up a 6-2, 6-2 win.
A spotless performance from @karenkhachanov 👌🇷🇺
Rolls past Kei Nishikori and into #GerryWeberOpen quarter-finals, 6-2 6-2 pic.twitter.com/bCjCc2LyKn
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 20, 2018
Khachanov will take on Roberto Bautista in the last eight after the Spaniard secured a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Robin Haase from the Netherlands.
Nikoloz Basilashvili, meanwhile, set up a quarter-final clash with Borna Coric as he beat Rudolf Molleker 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).
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